18 LC 116 0057 Senate Resolution 596 By: Senator Hill of the 4th A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing Josh Reddick for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport of baseball; and 2 for other purposes. 3 WHEREAS, a longtime resident of Effingham County, Georgia, Josh Reddick began his 4 baseball career with the Effingham County Recreation and Parks Department's youth 5 baseball program, and later played for South Effingham High School and briefly at Middle 6 Georgia College; and 7 WHEREAS, Josh was drafted into the 17th round by the Boston Red Sox in 2006, made his 8 MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox in 2009, was traded to the Oakland A's in 2011, and 9 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in July, 2016; and 10 WHEREAS, due to his outstanding athletic ability, dedication, and hard work, Josh signed 11 a four-year contract with the Houston Astros in November, 2016, and went on to win the 12 American League Western Division, the American League Divisional Series against the 13 Boston Red Sox, the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, 14 and the Major League Baseball World Series Championship against the Los Angeles 15 Dodgers; and 16 WHEREAS, his other accomplishments include hitting 32 home runs with the Oakland A's, 17 as well as 85 RBIs, 85 runs scored, and 5 triples in 2012; winning the 2012 Rawlings Gold 18 Glove Award; being named the Wilson Team Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and 19 2013; being selected as the American League Player of the Week on three separate 20 occasions; setting the 2017 Houston Astros record for 101 wins and 61 losses, including 21 tying for best road record of 53-28 with Cleveland; and setting a career high in 2017 with a 22 .314 season average, 13 HRs, and 82 RBIs; and 23 WHEREAS, Josh also created the Josh Reddick Foundation, a Georgia domestic nonprofit 24 corporation, whose mission is to advocate for the youth of Effingham County, and which S. R. 596 - 1 - 18 LC 116 0057 25 maintains, refurbishes, and beautifies recreational parks in Effingham County, offers the Josh 26 Reddick Foundation Student Athlete Scholarship to two high school senior athletes pursuing 27 college, and assists various other causes around the county; and 28 WHEREAS, Josh will always be known as a Baseball MLB World Series Champ, and it is 29 abundantly fitting and proper that the achievements of this remarkable young man be 30 appropriately recognized. 31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body 32 recognize Josh Reddick for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport of baseball and 33 extend their most sincere best wishes for continued success. 34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed 35 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Josh Reddick. S. R. 596 - 2 -.